Prisoner
δέσμιοςStrong’s G1198desmios
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Desmios is the Greek word usually translated “prisoner” and “prisoners”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,”
Meaning
Usually translated “prisoner” and “prisoners”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- prisoner 6
- a prisoner 6
- prisoners 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 7
- Matthew 2
- Ephesians 2
- Philemon 2
- Hebrews 2
- Mark 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Philemon 1:9In contextYet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
- Matthew 27:15Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
- Matthew 27:16And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
- Mark 15:6Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
- Acts 16:25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
- Acts 16:27And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
Greek dictionary
δέσμιος desmios · prisoner
δέσμιος, -ον (also -α, -ον; δεσμός), [in LXX for אסר;] 1. binding. 2. bound, captive; ὁ δ., as subst., a prisoner: Mat.27:15, 16, Mrk.15:6, Act.16:25, 27 23:18 25:14, 27 28:16 (Rec.) 17, Heb.10:34 13:3; ὁ δ. τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Eph.3:1, 2Ti.1:8, Phm 1, 9; ὁ δ. ἐν κυρίῳ, Eph.4:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “prisoner” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRIS'ONER, noun
One who is confined in a prison by legal arrest or warrant.
- A person under arrest or in custody of the sheriff, whether in prison or not; as a prisoner at the bar of a court.
- A captive; one taken by an enemy in war.
- One whose liberty is restrained, as a bird in a cage.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.